Yeast infections
If you're having vaginal discharge that's white and clumpy or thick and milky, and it itches, you probably have a yeast infection.
How do you get it?
Some things that cause yeast infections are:
How to treat it?
The first time you think you may have a yeast infection you should see your doctor to make sure. After the first time if you get a yeast infection, you don't have to go to the doctor again. You can get ointment at the drug store.
How to avoid it?
How do you get it?
Some things that cause yeast infections are:
- Wearing tight clothes and wet bathing suits.
- Sometimes eating too much sugar, artificial sweeteners, sodas, or milk products
- Pregnancy
- Diabetes
How to treat it?
The first time you think you may have a yeast infection you should see your doctor to make sure. After the first time if you get a yeast infection, you don't have to go to the doctor again. You can get ointment at the drug store.
How to avoid it?
- Don't wear tight pants all the time
- Wear cotton underwear
- Avoid scented soaps and perfumes
- Change out of sweaty underwear, workout clothes, and wet bathing suits quickly
- Use non-deodorant pads and tampons
Bacterial Vaginosis
It is the most common cause of vaginal discharge in women during their reproductive years. It is not an infection. It develops when the normal balance of bacteria that are in the vagina gets thrown off by growing. No one really knows the cause of BV really is, but some things that have been proven are:
- New sexual partners
- Douching
- Not using a condom during sex
Trichomoniasis
Trichomoniasis is an sexually transmitted infection and is the most common to cure. Some women don't experience any symptoms, though other women have symptoms like:
- yellowish-greenish vaginal discharge
- foul odor
- pain during sex
- pain while peeing
- itching